Device or means for protecting blotting sheets used in blotting pads



I H. ALTOUN 1,854,639

DEVI-CE OR MEANS FOR PROTECTING BLOTTING SHEETS USED IN BLQTTING PADSApril 19, 1932.

Filed Sept. 18, 1929 Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITE STATES HAROUTUNEALTOUN', OF HASTINGS, IEELTGLANT.

DEVICE OB MEANS FOR PROTECTING BLOTTING SHEETS-USED IN BLOTTING PADSApplication filed September 18, 1929, Serial No. 393,519; and in GreatBritain October 15, 1928.

This invention relates to a device or means for protecting blottingsheets used in blotting ads. p Blotting pads usually consist of arectangular flat base provided at each of its corners with a cornerpiece which forms a pocket on the upper surface of the said flat base,said pockets receiving the corners of the blotting sheets to hold thelatter in place. A defect attending such pads is that owing to thewriters arm or sleeve having continual rubbing contact with the loweredge of the blotting sheet assembly, the exposed portions of theblotting sheets at the said edge, between the pockets, becomes curled upand torn.

The present invention has in view to overcome the foregoing defect byproviding extremely simple means, capable of very cheap manufacture, forfitting to any existing pad for protecting the said exposed edge portionof the blotting sheet assembly; while, in a modification, the inventionprovides protecting means which is incorporated in the con- 0 structionof the pad to form a permanent part thereof.

According to the invention, means is provided which resides or isadapted to reside along at least one edge of the blotting sheetassembly, said means being of strip-like form and shaped to lie upon thetop surface of said blotting sheet assembly adjacent the said edge andto extend around and embrace and shield the corresponding edge of allthe sheets of said sheet assembly at that particular marginal part to beprotected.

In order that the invention may be readily understood, reference isdirected to the accompanying description of the several different modesof carrying out said invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein Figure 1 is a broken view of a device provided according to oneembodiment of said invention, shown flattened; and,

Figures 1 and 1 are fragmentary views illustrating modified forms of endconstruction for the strip.

Figure 2. is a fragmentary perspective view of a blottingpad'illustrating the application of thedeviceshown in Figure 1.

Referring firstly toFigure 1, I provide a strip 1 of rubber, celluloid,thin sheet-metal or any other suitable material'cut to the shape 1shown. Said strip is folded along the longi tudinal centre line (showndotted) and is cut-away 0r gapped for instanceby a V -cut 2 at each ofits ends approximately in line with the aforesaid line of folding, sothat the upper portion 1a of the folded stripihas,.ateach ofits-ends, atongue 3. The said tongues 3 are adapted to fit into the'pockets of theusual pad or holder, presented by the corner pieces 4, asshownin Figure2, the gaps 2 in the strip ends giving clearance for those por tions ofthe said corner pieces which extend for a-distance along theblotteredge. The under portionlbof the strip residing below thebase 5 of theblotterpad may be of any desired width, conveniently about the-samewidth as the upper portion," and said under portion may have its undersurface covered" with serrated or plain rubber, felt or any othersuitable material which will afford a grip on a desk orthelike withoutfear of damaging the surface thereof. Said under portion 15 need notnecessarily be made to lie below the blotter pad base 5'however, but 7may embrace merely the edges of the blotting sheets 6 and lie above thesaid base-5, i. e. be-

tween thelowermost blotter sheet and the said I base. The said underportion 1?) could be made very narrow if'so desired, or aslarge as maybe required; for instance, where it is intended: for said under portionto reside belowv the'blotterpad base 5, it would be made approximatelyequal in area to the said base so as to present a non-slip under surfaceoflarge area to said base, this construction beingparticularlyapplicable to existing pads which have no provision on their un-. dersurfaces to eliminate slip when used on a desk or the like.

Although the foregoing description is directed to one edge only of theblotter sheet assembly, it is to be understood that any or all of theedges thereof can be protected in the same manner.

Figures 1a and 1?) illustrate how the ends of the strip 1 may bemodified instead of being of the shape above described.

As shown in Figure 1a the ends of the strip may be made of a steppedshape as indicated at 26 so as to form a tongue portion 12 on the end ofthe upper portion 1a only.

On the other hand, instead of forming a V-shaped cut in each end, anarrow slit 2a (Figure 11)) may be made from each end of the strip so asto form the rectangular shaped terminations 1m and 1y.

The foregoing shapes are, of course, understood to be purelyillustrative because the shape or design of the ends may be variedprovided the strip has a length along its portion 1a which is greaterthan its length along the line of the fold so as to provide a tongue ateach end'of said portion 1a to fit in the corner pockets of a blotterpad.

The doubled strip may be engaged on the blotter pad in the mannerdescribed with out being fixedly secured thereto in any manner so as tobe readily detachable.

Alternately, the lower portion l of the strip may be fixedly secured byadhesive or by means of fasteners of any suitable form to the base 5 ofthe blotter pad.

I claim 1. As an article of manufacture, a guard for protecting theexposed edges of the blotting sheets of blotting pads of the type havingpocket members at the corners thereof to receive the corners of theblotting sheets, comprising a member of sheet material folded uponitself into substantially U-shaped cross section to provide top andbottom portions and a connecting web portion adapted, respectively tooverlie, underlie and to extend across the edge of a sheet to beprotected, said member being provided with slots extending inward fromthe ends thereof in line with the connecting web port-ion to provide atongue at each end of each of said top and bottom 5 portions forinsertion within the pocket members of the pad to retain the guard inassembly with the pad with the connecting web portion of the guardextending across the edge of the blotting sheet between the cornerpockets.

2. A guard as set forth in claim 1 in which the edges of the sheetdefining the slots diverge outwardly to provide outwardly taperingtongues for facile insertion within the pocket members of the pad.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature hereto this 31st day ofAugust,

HAROUTUNE ALTOUN.

